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Kona Coffee, 12x12, mixed media collage
After visiting Kona and seeing how coffee is grown up the mountain and roasted and packaged at the Blue Sky Coffee Company, I was inspired to buy a pound, and make this collage in my hotel room! I struggled with the square composition of this piece, because my initial branch was simply horizontal. I was working from a photo my husband took that was just gorgeous. One morning I studied my Starbucks cup and noticed the line art of the very same coffee bean branches that I was working on, and it struck me! After adding line art and toned back additional branches to compliment my focal branch, it all fell into place!
I love both these new pieces, Elizabeth, not just for the content but they also seem to be a bit of a new direction for you. The line work adds another dimension that I like a lot. I'm so glad you loved Hawaii as I do. We can't get enough of the place. It smells different there, doesn't it? As soon as I land in Honolulu I'm aware of the fragrance of the land. We're going in August and I can hardly wait.
ReplyDeletewow- this is beautiful!!! You should submit this piece to the Kona Coffee Art & Cultural Festival. Could be the next button ;-) You are really fantastic! I love your pieces- all of them are so gorgeous. I do mixed media art too. I love the balance of figurative/abstract/texture/color- perfect economy too. *found you on pinterest ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow Wildflowr, thank you very much! This piece sold but i do have a good photo of it. How wonderful Hawaii was! I appreciate your compliments.
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